53-year-old woman, daughter killed in mishap in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A woman and her 19-year-old daughter were tragically killed when a vehicle crashed into a crowd in this district, police said on Monday.
Two others were injured in the incident occurred in Kallambalam police limits around 10 pm on Sunday.
The victims have been identified as Rohini, 53, and her daughter Akhila, both natives of Perettil. They were returning home after participating in a temple festival when the mishap occurred.
A recovery vehicle heading from Varkala towards Kavalyoor crashed into the crowd returning from the event, police added.
The vehicle hit several objects before ploughing into the crowd. The driver fled the scene, police said. People suspect that the driver was under the influence of alcohol.
However, the police stated that an investigation is going on attempts are made to apprehend the driver, identified as Tony, a resident of Cherunniyur.
The injured were admitted to a private hospital in Varkala.
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ED searches Empuraan producer Gopalan's chit fund firm in FEMA case
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches at the chit fund company premises of Kerala-based businessman Gokulam Gopalan, one of the producers of the movie "L2: Empuraan", as part of an alleged Rs 1,000 crore foreign exchange violation case, official sources said.
The searches are being undertaken at five premises in various states, including in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Kochi (Kerala), under the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), the sources said.
The action is being undertaken against Gopalan and his company Sree Gopalan chit and Finance Co. Ltd. for alleged FEMA violations of Rs 1,000 crore with certain NRIs and some related "unauthorised" transactions, the sources.
The agency is also understood to be analysing some "cheating" cases against the company for possible investigation under the anti-money laundering law.
"L2: Empuraan", the second part of the "Lucifer" movie, a trilogy planned by the Prithviraj-Mohanlal team, has become a topic of hot debate over its critique of right-wing politics and the covert mention of the Gujarat riots.
Mohanlal recently expressed regret over the raging row and assured that the controversial portions would be removed from the movie.
